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clinton thanked him for his friendship and the opportunity to serve. jill dougherty is joining us from the state department. a pretty tumultuous reception upon her departure? >> reporter: yes, it was quite some day. she was right here in this hall about two hours ago after an emotional farewell to her staff. on her last afternoon as secretary of state, an emotional farewell to the state department staff hillary clinton led for four years. >> i will miss you, i will probably be dialing ops just to talk. i will wonder what you all are doing because i know that because of your efforts day after day, we are making a real difference. >> but early friday morning, even before she left her house, reports of a suicide bombing outside the u.s. embassy in turkey. clinton was briefed by her staff, then was driven to the state department where she called the u.s. ambassador to turkey and the turkish foreign minister. at the same time, senator john kerry, the man who within hours would succeed president clinton arriving at his senate office for the last time, kerry
clinton thanked him for his friendship and the opportunity to serve. jill dougherty is joining us from the state department. a pretty tumultuous reception upon her departure? >> reporter: yes, it was quite some day. she was right here in this hall about two hours ago after an emotional farewell to her staff. on her last afternoon as secretary of state, an emotional farewell to the state department staff hillary clinton led for four years. >> i will miss you, i will probably be...
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mariano from your days covering can president clinton. she told me over the phone, this is how she used to talk to president clinton. this was the way she got him to get his act together about his health because obviously he had health issues when he was president of the united states, was a little overweight, needed to get that under control. she said she meant it in the same way that. tough talk might yield better results when it comes to the governor and his weight right now. >> i remember when i covered the clinton administration, covered the president during those years in the white house, she was very, very assertive and she was very important in helping him after he left office. we all know he needed heart surgery. he had some serious problems. since then, he's totally changed his diet. he basically doesn't eat meat anymore. he's almost like a vegan right now but he's paid a price for that, as we all know. >> she tells me she has no regret about the controversy. she's unhappy that the governor took the comments like this. if it get
mariano from your days covering can president clinton. she told me over the phone, this is how she used to talk to president clinton. this was the way she got him to get his act together about his health because obviously he had health issues when he was president of the united states, was a little overweight, needed to get that under control. she said she meant it in the same way that. tough talk might yield better results when it comes to the governor and his weight right now. >> i...
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the clinton white house was tough. the reagan white house was tough and i'm sure that the obama white house is tough. when it's trying to get out of the facts. and not just get in to a superficial conversations around real policy matters. we spent now about 24, 48 hours talking about whether or not someone using the word regret is a threatening word. i live in the real world. so i know there are more -- there are some words that really do threaten. but i do believe that gene sperling is a professional. he's done a terrific job as head of national economic council. i've known him for over 25 years. he's a humanitarian. i would like to consider himself as my brude. whenever you see something printed wrong, perhaps not as you believe it to be, i think reporters as well as those on the inside have every right to push back and push back very hard. >> because the white house says, ari, when he says that you will regret it, they say, because they think that he was fact actual wrong. he was suggesting he would regret it becaus
the clinton white house was tough. the reagan white house was tough and i'm sure that the obama white house is tough. when it's trying to get out of the facts. and not just get in to a superficial conversations around real policy matters. we spent now about 24, 48 hours talking about whether or not someone using the word regret is a threatening word. i live in the real world. so i know there are more -- there are some words that really do threaten. but i do believe that gene sperling is a...
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so when you saw the president assisting hillary clinton in her good-bye tour and you saw a president who really was thanking her for not leaking. and what we also see in this is that foreign policy is really run from the white house and not from anywhere else. this is a very white house centric national security team and i think that the president is, of course, first among equals. if you look at those people up on the screen, wolf, it is the president of the united states who made that decision on osama bin laden, hillary clinton and leon panetta wanted to arm the rebels and it was the president who decided differently. so it's very much center data. >> the president of the united states, who makes a decision over rejecting the advice, in the end it's up to him. >> of course it's up to him. what modern presidents center their policy in the white house and if the president is making decisions about his to him is who are the people next to him? and cabinets over the last decade or two, you have strong members of cabinets, no doubt about it. but the policymaking, more and more centered
so when you saw the president assisting hillary clinton in her good-bye tour and you saw a president who really was thanking her for not leaking. and what we also see in this is that foreign policy is really run from the white house and not from anywhere else. this is a very white house centric national security team and i think that the president is, of course, first among equals. if you look at those people up on the screen, wolf, it is the president of the united states who made that...
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clinton testified she did not. mccain does have points here. he still is waiting and upons to see the e-mails about the infamous talking points and he very strongly believe that is the administration did not support the government in the early days. that led to instability of course throughout libya and he believes that contributed to the violence that broke out at that compound. wolf? >> until these questions are answered, for all practical purpose, they are holding up the confirmation to be the next secretary of defense. leon panetta is staying put for the time being. >> that's right. at least until a week from tuesday, they may try again on the senate floor expected to vote on him. make no mistake. he is having to stay an extra days and he was packed up and on the way back home to his home in california. he will have to go to a nato summit and then the question is, does he come back or go back home to california? >> thanks very much. >> thank you so much, barbara. coming up, the son of a media mogul and the sister of a comedian and disgraced
clinton testified she did not. mccain does have points here. he still is waiting and upons to see the e-mails about the infamous talking points and he very strongly believe that is the administration did not support the government in the early days. that led to instability of course throughout libya and he believes that contributed to the violence that broke out at that compound. wolf? >> until these questions are answered, for all practical purpose, they are holding up the confirmation...
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bill clinton colin powell, some others. we'll see what happens. >> i hope anna and others will lead the way. >> what are you hearing? you're pretty well plugged in. why wasn't the republican governor of new jersey chris christie, very popular guy invited to this conservative political event that's going to be taking place in the coming days, cpac the conference here in washington? >> there's people who have some issues with them. some people still lay some blame on him for the election results and for what happened. >> because he hugged the president. >> look, cpac is a conservative meeting for conservatives. and god knows conservatives have enough soul searching of their own to do. if you ask me i tell you i think they did him a favor by not inviting him. his numbers are at 74 approval in new jersey. i can tell you that not getting involved to cpac might bump it up to 80. i think they did him a great favor. >> what do you think? >> i think it's bad not to be invited. on the other hand he is a conservative. democrats see hi
bill clinton colin powell, some others. we'll see what happens. >> i hope anna and others will lead the way. >> what are you hearing? you're pretty well plugged in. why wasn't the republican governor of new jersey chris christie, very popular guy invited to this conservative political event that's going to be taking place in the coming days, cpac the conference here in washington? >> there's people who have some issues with them. some people still lay some blame on him for the...
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. >> every second term, when we covered, bill clinton, the first term was one thing, second term, another thing. george w. bush, second term, gloria, pick it up you're a lot more free to do stuff that you really want to do. >> you are. but i'm also surprised at people being shocked that politics is being injected into the oscars. i think the oscars are pretty political. i think these movies were pretty political. i think it was a statement coming from the white house. and yes, i think they're going to be more integrated in our culture and she is more relaxed and why not and, you know, i think the question that lots of conservatives were asking that i saw is would hollywood have invited laura bush. would hollywood have invited barbara bush. would hollywood -- i believe hollywood probably would have invited nancy reagan if they could have thought of it. >> others make the point, look, in washington, gun control's an issue now. there's a lot bashing of hollywood right now over gun control. what is the white house's position right now? >> and let the first lady have some fun. she's entitled t
. >> every second term, when we covered, bill clinton, the first term was one thing, second term, another thing. george w. bush, second term, gloria, pick it up you're a lot more free to do stuff that you really want to do. >> you are. but i'm also surprised at people being shocked that politics is being injected into the oscars. i think the oscars are pretty political. i think these movies were pretty political. i think it was a statement coming from the white house. and yes, i...
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. >> a ceremony for former secretary of state, hillary clinton, who already made it out the door. >> it is probably a good thing at this point in time that we have a chance to get some damn rest. >> but as panetta was saying good-bye -- >> on this vote, the yes are 58 and the nays are 62. >> falling short of the votes needed to break a filibuster. keeping panetta, for now, from his retirement. but not from his immediate plans. panetta flew home to his california walnut farm as he does on many weekends. on tuesday, he comes back to washington and then on to brus brussels for a nato summit. on friday, he returns. but will he go back to work at the pentagon or go back home? >> leon panetta is never fully checked out. there's nothing going unsecure. there's no lapse in power structure at the pentagon. >> panetta still gets daily briefings, updates on the war in afghanistan and signs deployment orders but president obama wants the new guy. >> i'm still presiding over a war in afghanistan and i need a secretary of defense. >> but if hagel gets confirmed, can he work with congress after the
. >> a ceremony for former secretary of state, hillary clinton, who already made it out the door. >> it is probably a good thing at this point in time that we have a chance to get some damn rest. >> but as panetta was saying good-bye -- >> on this vote, the yes are 58 and the nays are 62. >> falling short of the votes needed to break a filibuster. keeping panetta, for now, from his retirement. but not from his immediate plans. panetta flew home to his california...
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last summer, then secretary of state hillary clinton and cia director david petraeus made the proposal, but it was rejected. today, both the defense secretary and joint chiefs chairman said they also backed the plan. the white house is not commenting, but in the past, has raised concerns about weapons getting into the hands of extremists. >>> other news we're watching, boeing's grounded 787 dreamliner is getting a bit of a lift today. the faa is announcing it will allow boeing to make test flighting to gather more data about the plane's batteries and electrical systems. meanwhile, federal safety officials say a battery that short circuited caused the fire on board a dreamliner in january. that sent the temperature inside the battery case to more than 500 degrees. investigators do not know, though, why it short circuited. >>> and president obama carried on a tradition today and joined senate and house prayer groups at the national prayer breakfast. it's a brief pause in the political brinksmanship here in washington. it is the fifth time the president has made an appearance and he said
last summer, then secretary of state hillary clinton and cia director david petraeus made the proposal, but it was rejected. today, both the defense secretary and joint chiefs chairman said they also backed the plan. the white house is not commenting, but in the past, has raised concerns about weapons getting into the hands of extremists. >>> other news we're watching, boeing's grounded 787 dreamliner is getting a bit of a lift today. the faa is announcing it will allow boeing to make...
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. >> when i was a white house correspondent, seven years during the clinton administration, we used to complain all the time about access. so the criticism that we're hearing right now is to a certain degree, nothing new. >> there's no doubt we're a whiney, needy bunch in the white house when i covered it. you're always complaining and you always want more access. i think the thing people need to be worried about is you think, every new president follows what the previous administration did. so they're going to continue to use more and more controls. and technology has essentially tipped the powers of the balance to the government toward the media. so you might love barack obama and you might want to look at those great pictures of him looking very pensive and in control now, and you might want the content that the government's producing and wants you to see and think about when you're digesting stories. but what about when you have a president you don't trust or actually might be up to nefarious activities? the more that there's not a press that could ask tough questions, be in front
. >> when i was a white house correspondent, seven years during the clinton administration, we used to complain all the time about access. so the criticism that we're hearing right now is to a certain degree, nothing new. >> there's no doubt we're a whiney, needy bunch in the white house when i covered it. you're always complaining and you always want more access. i think the thing people need to be worried about is you think, every new president follows what the previous...
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. >> confirmed twice in the obama administration, once more in the clinton administration when he was budget director. >> you're right, three times. >> i know a lot about jack lew. thank you very much. >>> over 4,000 people stranded with no power, no running water and limited food, and this isn't after a massive blizzard. this was supposed to be a vacation. we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of tim and laura. it's amazing how appreciative ople are when you tell them they could save a lot of money on their car insurance by switching to geico...they may even make you their best man. may i have the rings please? ah, helzberg diamonds. nice choice, mate. ...and now in the presence of these guests we join this loving couple. oh dear... geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. i'm here to pick up some cacti. it should be under stephens. the verizon share everything plan for small business. get a shareable pool of data... got enough joshua trees? ... on up to 25 devices. so you can spend less time... yea, the golden barrels... managing wireless costs and
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. >> first, the defense of marriage act signed by president clinton and i'm sorry to say i didn't think that was a good move a. good law, or a constitutional law. that will be reviewed. >> that stipulated that marriage is between a man and a woman only. >> and that if a state recognizes it, that other states are not obligated to give full faith and credit to that act. i think it's plainly wrong and unconstitutional. the other one could be even bigger. proposition 8 in california was voted on by the citizens of california and denies equal rights to marry for gays. it's taken a dream team in the case against bush and ted olson the lawyer for that famous case have joined together. stand in line for that argument. these are the two greatest -- >> my little inclination -- and it's just an inclination -- that ad is designed to influence one, maybe two united states supreme court justices. they will be the deciding factor on this sensitive issue. we'll see what happens, guys. thanks very much. >> thank you. >>> coming up, this woman admits she voted more than once in the presidential election.
. >> first, the defense of marriage act signed by president clinton and i'm sorry to say i didn't think that was a good move a. good law, or a constitutional law. that will be reviewed. >> that stipulated that marriage is between a man and a woman only. >> and that if a state recognizes it, that other states are not obligated to give full faith and credit to that act. i think it's plainly wrong and unconstitutional. the other one could be even bigger. proposition 8 in...